File this under the heading of, Why Didn't I Think of That!?!
Sandwich at Time Market in Tucson (part deli, part upscale wines, part in-house bakery).
Grilled chicken sandwich with avocado, cheese, spicy aioli on fresh rustic bread. But the most amazing part of the sandwich was a layer of a green chili tamal made with fresh corn that was smashed down and fried up crisp.
fyi, tamal is the proper spelling/name in Mexico. There is no word 'tamale', tamal is singular, tamales is the plural.